Portfolio Financial Management

The U.S. Department of State (Department or DOS) Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA) Office of Consular Systems and Technology (CST) has a requirement for to manage its investments and execute the missions of the Department and CA, and to provide the Government with information, recommendations, processes, tools, and analysis in a constantly changing, fast-paced environment. This will facilitate advanced prioritization of IT modernization initiative or ongoing operational activities in an atmosphere of budgetary constraints, as well as informed decisions and approaches as they relate to all aspects of budget formulation, budget execution, project coordination support, and project scheduling.

Solicitation Summary

The U.S. Department of State (Department or DOS) Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA) Office of Consular Systems and Technology (CST) has a requirement for to manage its investments and execute the missions of the Department and CA, and to provide the Government with information, recommendations, processes, tools, and analysis in a constantly changing, fast-paced environment. This will facilitate advanced prioritization of IT modernization initiative or ongoing operational activities in an atmosphere of budgetary constraints, as well as informed decisions and approaches as they relate to all aspects of budget formulation, budget execution, project coordination support, and project scheduling.

Solicitation in a Nutshell

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Agency Department of State (Department or DOS) Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA) Office of Consular Systems and Technology (CST)
Solicitation Number 19AQMM24SSCACST
Status Pre-RFP
Solicitation Date 09/2025 (Estimate)
Award Date 11/2025 (Estimate)
Contract Ceiling Value $31,832,000
Competition Type Undetermined
Type of Award Undetermined
Primary Requirement  Professional Services
Duration N/A
Contract Type TBD
No. of Expected Awards N/A
NAICS Code(s):
541611

Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
Size Standard: $24.5 million annual receipts

Place of Performance:
  • Washington, District Of Columbia, United States
Opportunity Website: https://sam.gov/opp/e8219aaee5254d74890b4a1946d93f18/view

Background

The U.S. Department of State (Department or DOS) Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA) Office of Consular Systems and Technology (CST) is a large Information Technology (IT) organization) that provides a full gamut of IT services and support to enable the missions of both CA and the Department. As an IT organization, CST is responsible for supporting the Bureau of Information Resource Management (IRM), Information Technology Executive Council Program Management Office’s (ITEC PMO) compliance with the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996, Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA), E-Government Act of 2002 (Federal Information Security Management Act- FISMA), and other applicable Federal legislation and regulations. This support consists of reporting the appropriate accurate data and information to ITEC PMO.

Requirements

The Contractor shall manage its investments and execute the missions of the Department and CA, and to provide the Government with information, recommendations, processes, tools, and analysis in a constantly changing, fast-paced environment. This will facilitate advanced prioritization of IT modernization initiative or ongoing operational activities in an atmosphere of budgetary constraints, as well as informed decisions and approaches as they relate to all aspects of budget formulation, budget execution, project coordination support, and project scheduling.

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